The Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK (/ˈswiːˌbɒk/ SWEE-bok)) refers to the collective knowledge, skills, techniques, methodologies, best practices, and experiences accumulated within the field of software engineering over time.
A baseline for this body of knowledge is presented in the Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge,[1] also known as the SWEBOK Guide, an ISO/IEC standard originally recognized as ISO/IEC TR 19759:2005[2] and later revised by ISO/IEC TR 19759:2015.
[5] In 2016, the IEEE Computer Society began the SWEBOK Evolution effort to develop future iterations of the body of knowledge.
The curriculum largely overlaps with SWEBOK 2004 since the latter has been used as one of its sources, although it is more directed towards academia.
Whereas the SWEBOK Guide defines the software engineering knowledge that practitioners should have after four years of practice, SE2004 defines the knowledge that an undergraduate software engineering student should possess upon graduation (including knowledge of mathematics, general engineering principles, and other related areas).